Stamp and file



(Model.) v

M M. POWERS.

COMBINED GAMGBLING STAMP AND PILE. No. 443,405. Patented 1390.23, 1890.

UNITED STATES vPATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES MONTGOMERY POWERS, OF DUBOIS, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO M. I. MCOREIGHT, OF SAME PLACE. i

COMBINED CANCELlNG-STAMP AND FILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters atent No. 443,405, dated December23, 1890.

Application filed August 2, 1890. Serial No. 360,794. (Model.)

To dZZ whom t may conceive: hold the same at the upper end of itsvertical Be it known that I, CHARLES MONTGOMERY movement, therebyholding the presser-bar II POWERS, a citizen of the United States, reinan operative position. The head I, secured siding,r at Dubois, in thecounty of Clearfield on the sleeve D, has a horizontal slot t' in its 5and State of Pennsylvania, have invented cerouter end to receive thecheck or other paper 55 tain new and useful Improvements in a Comto`becanceled and tiled. The stamp J, which bined Canceling-Stamp and File;and I do may be of any desired pattern, is adapted to hereby declarethefollowing to beafull, clear, work through the upper member 7o of theand exact description of the invention, such head I, and is held at thelimit of its upper lo as willenable others skilledinthe art to whichmovement by the spring .7'. The punch L 6o it appertains to make and usethe same. works vertically in a side extension of the This inventionrelates to a combined cancelsaid member k, and is held at the limits ofits ing-stamp and iile, and has for its object to upper movement by thespring Z. The lower' provide a device Which will cancel a check ormember 7o of the head I forms a support for I5 other negotiable paper orother matter and at the check or other paper which is to be can- 65 thesame time place it on file. celed, and is provided in its edge with theThe improvement consists of the novel feanotch m, which receives theupper end of the ture and peculiar construction and combinatile-holder Mwhen the head is in position to tion of the parts, which will behereinafter receive the paper to be canceled. zo more fully describedand claimed, and which The operation of the invention is as fol- 7o areshownin the annexed drawings,in whichlows: The check or other paper tobe canceled Figure l is a side view, parts being breken or placed ontile is inserted in the slot in the away, of a machine embodyingmyinvention. head I, and the plunger is depressed, bring- Fig. 2 is avertical central section of the maing the pressure-bar H in engagementwith 25 chine. Fig. 3 is arearview showing by dotted the punch L and thestamp J, depressing them. 7 5 lines the manner of turning the sleeve toThe stamp cancels the check or other paper which the head is secured.Fig. 4 is a front and the punch coming opposite the end of the view ofthe head. Fig. 5 is a cross-section on tile-holder M removes a portionof the said the line X X of Fig. 1. check or paper and files the same onthe said 3o The standard C, projecting up from the tile-holder M. Vhenthe plungeris depressed, 8e base A, is tubular or recessed at its upperthe rod E works in the slots b and d, thereby end to receive the tubularextension B, which holding the head I in a fixed position. As isprovided with slots h b, extending lengththe said plunger approaches thelimit of its wise of the said tubular extension, and which downwardmovement the rod E engages with 35 are provided atdiametrically-opposite points the cam-stop e, and at the furthermovement 85 therein. The sleeve D, mounted on the tubuof the saidplunger the cam-stop e shifts the lar extension B, is provided at itsfront side rod E in the plunger, so that its opposite end with thevertical slot d and at its rear side will engage with the cam-slot d inthe sleeve with the cam-slot d. This sleeve D is limited D. When theplunger is released, the spring 4o in its downward movement by restingon the G,which has been compressed during the com- 9o shoulder formed atthe upper end of the standpression ot the lever, will expand and liftthe ard C. The lower end of the slot d is proplunger. The end of the rodE extending vided with the cam-stop e, and the upper 'end into thecam-slot d will cause the sleeve D of the cam-slot d is provided with acorreto turn one-quarter way around and bring it 45 sponding cam-stop c.The purpose of the back again into its normal position, and as 95cam-stops@ and e is to shift the rod E in the the plunger reaches thelimit of its upper plunger F, so that its end will proj ect into onemovement the said rod E will engage with the of the slots d or d. Thespring G, arranged cam-stop c', which will shift it so that its end inthe standard C and tubular extension B, is will engage with or projectinto the slots b 5o adapted to press up on the plunger F and and d, asherenbefore mentioned. Then the too head is turned to one side, it willbe diseir gaged from the check or paper which has been checked orpunched, therebypermitting the said check or paper to slide down on thefile-holder M.

The stamp, which may be of rubber or metal, may be arranged to print theword Paie or other matter desired, and may be constructed to einboss orcut the mattei' from the body of the paper.

To regulate the speed of the plunger and prevent it from moving up toorapidly, a valve j is provided near the lower end of the standard. Thisvalve passes transversely through the standard and is adapted to closethe airopeningf in the side of the standard, and its outer end projectsbeyond the base A. The lower end of the standard B is opened and isclosed by the valve N, which is carried on the free end of the spring c,the spring and the valve being located in a recess in the said base.'hen the plunger is depressed rapidly, the air confined in the lowerportion of the standard escapes through valve N. As the pluugerascendsthe valve d closes the lower end of the standard and air enters throughopening f. Obviously the rapidity of ascent of the plunger can beregulated by turning valvef so as to disclose more or less of theopeningf. The spring O, located in the slot y1I of the head I, extendsacross the lower ends of the stamp and the punch, and is provided toloosen the paper after the operation oi the stamp and punch.

The tile-holder )i is a rod ou which the check, receipt., or othercommercial paper is strung simultaneously with the operation ofcanceling, thereby obviating a second handling of the paper, as isobvious.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. A combined canceling and filing stamp composed of a rod M, on whichthe papers are strung, a stamp arranged close to the iileholding rod,and a punch to act in opposition to the le-holding rod to string thepapers thereon, and a plunger and a presser-bar connected with theplunger and adapted to oper ate the stamp and the punch at oneoperation, whereby the paper is simultaneously canceled and strung onthe said rod, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the standard,the file-holder, and the rotatablehead having a canceling and the punching devices, of the plunger and apresser-bar carried by the plunger and adapted to operate the cancelingand the punching devices at the same time, substantially as set forth.

3. In a combined stamp and ille-holder, the combination, with anextension, as B, having vertical slots in its side diametricallyopposite one another, and the sleeve provided with vertical slots in itsfront side and with a camslot in its rear side and having the head whichis provided with the canceling and punching devices secured thereto, ofthe plunger and the rod adapted to work through the plunger and projectinto either the Vertical or cam slots in the said sleeve, substantiallyand for the purpose described.

l. In a combined stamp and leholder,the

combination of the tubular extension B, having slots Z1 ZJ, the sleeveD, having the vertical slot d and the cani-slot d. and having a cam-stopat the lower end of the slot d and a corresponding stop at the upper endof the slot d', the head provided with the canceling and punchingdevices secured to the said sleeve, the plunger working in the tubularextension, and the rod E, passing thro ugh the plunger and adapted toenter the slots l) and the slots d and d', substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

5. The combination, with the tubular eX- tension 13, having slots l) Z),and the sleeve which is adapted to receive a head to which is applied astamp, and which is provided with a vertical and a cam slot, a cam-stopat the upper end of the slot d and a corresponding cam-stop at the lowerend of the slot d', of a plunger, and a rod, as E, working transverselythrough the plunger, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

C. The combination, with the tubular standard, the file-holder, therotatable head provided with the canceling and punching devices, and theplunger working in the said standard and adapted to operate the saidhead and the punching and canceling devices, of the valve N at the lowerend of the standard and adapted to open downward, and theregulating-valvef for controlling the upward movement of the saidplunger and regulating the movement of the said head, substaiitially asdescribed.

In testimony whereofI I affix uiy signature in presence of twowitnesses. y

CHARLES llION'l'GOlIlillY POWERS.

lVitnesses:

D. E. lliBNEn, W. C. PENTZ.

IOO

